Info on the Civil Rights Movement
By: Cole Scarlette
A Freedom March
These people are marching to show their support of MLK's dream.
Sit-In
These students are participating in a sit in to protest against the segregation.
March on Washington
This was a freedom march to protest segregation and support the Civil Rights Movement.
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King giving his famous I Have a Dream speech to the public about his views and support of equal rights.
Rosa Parks
Rosa did not want to give up her seat on the bus because she felt she should be treated equal. This sparked a lot of boycotts that would try and enlarge the civil rights movement.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Supporters of the civil rights movement boycotted riding buses so the bus companies would lose money so they would end up desegregating the buses and make them equal for everyone.
Protesters
These men want equal rights because their signs say "I am a man". This means that they are equal to all other men and should have equal rights and privileges.
5 Facts
- President Truman desegregates the Army and President Eisenhower desegregates schools.
- In 1955 Rosa parks actions lead to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. leads the March on Washington.
- On Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" Speech.
- On Feb 1, 1960 four African-American college students went to Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC and asked to be served. They were denied but sat there patiently. The sit-in movement began.
Why I chose this?
I chose to do the Civil Rights movement because it is a very important time in history that set the standards for today that we in society are still struggling with somewhat. Today there is a lot of controversy over whether their is still unequal ideas about race. People are thinking there is racism in the police force about the events that have happened. There is still a lot of things that could be done to ease the tension of equal and fair rights.